The Printed Bag Shop celebrates its 10th birthday!
April 2017 is a very exciting time for the team here at The Printed Bag Shop – it’s our 10th birthday! Yep, we’ve reached double digits, the big 1-0, a whole decade of supplying some of the worlds biggest brands with the very best in printed bags and packaging, and we’re extremely proud to have […]
How To Reduce Non-Attendance at Your Next Event
You’ve spent weeks or months preparing for an exciting event or new product launch – the room looks great, catering is all organised and the guest list is strong – only to find on the day that the ‘no shows’ outnumber the attendees. It’s frustrating, costly, and can be down-right annoying. If you’re an event […]
The Potential for a Plastic Bottle Tax?
We’ve already seen a plastic bag tax introduced across the whole of the United Kingdom with great success, with the amount of single use carrier bags in circulation being reduced massively, which can only lead to a positive impact on the environment. So what could be next? Plastic bottles have long been a plague in […]
TPBS Supply Bags for ‘No Phone Zone’ to Help Reduce Smartphone Overuse
Are you glued to your smartphone? Do you find yourself scrolling at home, during dinner, or in the bedroom when you’re about to go to sleep? We all know we need to put down the screens occasionally, but sometimes it can be tough to tear yourself away. Dr Martin Lee, a consultant rheumatologist at Newcastle’s […]
Five Big Design Trends for 2017
If you’re looking to launch a fresh new brand in 2017, or just give your existing one a makeover, you will be keen to know the latest design trends emerging from the world of graphic design and packaging that will be influencing the styles of branding we see develop this year! We’ve had a good […]
Why You Should Choose Printed Cotton Bags in 2017
It’s no secret, we love printed bags! Big, small, plastic, paper, fabric – whatever style you’re looking for, we’ve got it, and that includes our extremely popular printed cotton bags! Printed cotton bags are one of our bestselling products, with everyone from travel companies, to big fashion brands, to events companies utilising their numerous benefits […]
TPBS’s New Years Resolutions for 2017!
It’s that time of year again – a fresh start, a new year, and everyone’s setting goals and resolutions for the year ahead. 2016 has been a great one for us here at The Printed Bag Shop, but we want to make 2017 even better! That’s why we have decided to make some resolutions of […]
‘Greenery’ is the Pantone Colour of the Year 2017
Here at The Printed Bag Shop we love to keep an eye on the latest trends that will affect design, packaging and all things branding, and one of those that we like to follow every year is the Pantone colour of the year! The Pantone colour institute was founded all the way back in 1962, […]
How to prepare for the January sales
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, especially for retailers! Christmas is right around the corner, and so is the season of January sales. Boxing day and the period after Christmas has long been a time where prices drop, crowds gather and retailers are run ragged trying to cope with increased demand and […]
7 Things You Might Not Know About Buying Custom Printed Bags
We know, we know; ordering custom printed bags for your brand isn’t exactly rocket science! But, we think there’s a few things that our customers sometimes aren’t aware of when they get in touch to request a quote for their printed bags, and that they often learn as they go through the ordering process – […]
Pantone Release Their Colour Report for Spring 2017
The kings of colour have been at it again, releasing their latest report on the colours set to adorn our clothes and our homes in the season to come. Each season, Pantone work with New York Fashion Week to produce a palette of the top hues that appear in the fashion shows for the season […]
How to make the most of in-store marketing
We’re all aware of the exponential increase in popularity on online shopping, and how it’s affecting the high streets and physical stores around us – some chains are even being forced to close down or shut some of their physical locations due to being outdone by online sales, or to put more focus behind it. […]
How to create a Christmas gift guide for your customers
Gift guides are a fantastic tool that lots of retailers and content creators utilise around Christmas to both promote their products and give their customers/readers some great gift inspiration for the festive period that they might not have considered. Christmas gift guides give you the opportunity to use beautiful festive graphics and imagery to showcase […]
UK Shoppers Planning To Reduce Christmas Spending in 2016
A new survey of over 2,000 UK consumers has found that they intend to spend less on Christmas 2016 compared with 2015. The survey, carried out by money advice website Bobatoo.co.uk, found that 41% of UK consumers are planning to spend less than £300 on Christmas presents this year – up from just 11% last […]
TPBS Donate 1000 Bags To Breakfast in a Bag To Help London’s Homeless
Breakfast in a Bag is an initiative in London, set up to help the homeless and provide them with the most important meal of the day – breakfast. This inspiring charity was founded by Michelle Clark in 2012, after she identified that whilst there was lots of support out there to give evening meals to […]
Our Favourite Examples Of Halloween Marketing Ideas
It’s almost the spookiest time of the year; get the tricks and treats ready, because Halloween is just around the corner! Whether you’re a fan of the holiday or not, it’s hard to escape the Halloween products and branding twists that descend on our supermarkets and the high street at this time of year. Engaging […]
An Interesting Look At Our Christmas Spending Habits
Yep, sorry, we said it! Christmas is on the way, there’s no denying it. The sofa adverts have been banging on about it since sometime mid-August, the supermarkets are stacking the shelves with Terry’s chocolate oranges and the extremely over excited among you might even have watched a festive film already – our vote is for […]
Lidl To Embrace Bags For Life Over 5p Charge
It’s been announced recently that food retailer Lidl is deciding to take a different approach to plastic carrier bags since the introduction of the levy in the UK – rather than charging customers 5p for single use carrier bags at the till, they have decided to scrap these altogether, and only offer a 9p alternative […]
Going Green With Printed Mailing Bags | Infographic
The rise in online shopping has seen a huge increase in the popularity of mailing bag printing. These nifty little customised postage bags can be made fully bespoke to your brand, and the best part? They’re made from a material that’s great for the environment too! Find out more about this fab product in our […]
Could Apple Soon Be Branching Out Into Printed Paper Bags?
It’s recently been shared online that tech giant and mobile phone gods Apple have filed a patent for a paper bag design. They’ve already revolutionised the way we listen to music, interact with each other and use our smartphones, but could a change in the way we use paper bags be around the corner? It […]
How to use the carrier bag levy to your advantage
Whilst the introduction of the carrier bag levy was well received with regards to the positive impact it can have on our environment, it’s clear that for the retailers themselves, it’s caused them a lot more hassle. Not only do single use carrier bags need to continue to be produced, but the customer has to be […]
The boom in printed bags for life
It’s unsurprising that across the United Kingdom, there’s been a steady increase in the amount of reusable bags, or ‘bags for life‘, being sold to consumers. As we all try to live in a more environmentally friendly way, and as the levy on single use carrier bags spreads across the UK, making the most of […]
How to choose a font that’s right for you
Whether it’s to adorn your printed bags, to go on a stand out graphic or for your actual company logo, picking the right font to express what you’re trying to say can be tricky. There’s so many to choose from, each evoking a different response from your audience, and each saying a different thing about […]
What makes printed bags such effective marketing tools?
They may be small, but printed bags are mighty too. Printed bags are something we use so much in everyday life, that they are often overlooked or underestimated as valuable marketing tools – but the benefits they can bring to your business are huge. Here’s some reasons why we think printed bags give a great […]
The Carrier Bag Charge: 6 months on
The introduction of the 5p carrier bag charge in England back in October 2015 has affected millions – we’ve probably all visited a supermarket in that time, and either sighed at having to pay that bit extra on our bill, or sighed because we forgot to bring our resuable bags for life with us! It’s […]
The Great British Sandwich – Infographic
Who doesn’t love a good sarnie? Us Brits certainly do, that’s for sure! To celebrate the humble sandwich that graces so many of our lunchboxes everyday, we’ve put together an infographic to share some great facts about the food, as well as show off our printed sandwich bags too!
Benefits of buying bags from The Printed Bag Shop!
Now, we know what you’re thinking – of course we would say that it’s most beneficial for you to buy your bespoke printed merchandise from The Printed Bag Shop, we wouldn’t be in business otherwise! But, hear us out. We genuinely think that, compared to other printed bag suppliers, or going direct to manufacturers, there […]
Favourite Functional Printed Packaging Design Ideas No.2
Last month, we brought you the first in our new series of printed packaging design inspo that takes functionality to a whole new level. You can see the first post here; it was all about a Swedish brand making eating wraps on the go easier than ever before. Sticking with the food theme – and […]
The best ways to buy budget printed bags from TPBS
Here at The Printed Bag Shop, we value delivering what our clients need higher than anything else. We are on a mission to provide the very best customer service in our industry, and that means giving customers the highest quality of printed products to suit their brand and their budget. We like to think there’s […]
The Lifecycle of a Plastic Bag – Infographic
Plastic carrier bags have been a shopping staple ever since we can remember. But when did we actually start using them, and how has their usage changed over the years? What impact has the plastic bag charge had since October last year? Find out the answers in our brand new infographic, all about the lifecycle […]
